Sapphires venture among the unknown lands she stands by, scanning a restless body of the glowing water that shimmers at the touch of sunlight. It's not until she's completely convinced that noone can possibly be around, she lets her paws carry her to the wanted destination to quench her thirst. With a one last look around, she lowers her head and inhales the fresh smell of icing water she is about to consume. And finaly, relaxed, she drinks from the lake and quietly sighs at the feeling of relief that her body is finaly hydraded.
It takes a while before she lifts her head back up and swallows the last of the water that remained in her mouth. Slowly, her tongue makes its way around her lips, making sure it didn't miss any drops. She sighs again and takes a minute to gaze upon lake's beauty once again. "Gorgeous." Her whisper echos in a lower volume but enough for it to repeat a few times. She closes her eyes and gently paces away from the breeze that's been lightly caressing her fur through the entire time. Her body is now rested under a tall tree which its leaves are already colored in warm colors.

The black wolf venture off not too far from where she previously stumbled upon on her first arrival to Doutaini. She had met only two others so far, and was working around to come across far more, like an itch raging to be scratched. Ijin thrived off social actions, and the unsettling feeling of being isolated once more was nerve wrecking to the extroverted female. Ijin, wrapped purely in the swirling thoughts that hugged her brain, unknowingly extended her stride length, head low and jaw clenched. Foolish for her to only grow worrisome at not making friends, when talks of elemental powered wolves roamed here in Doutaini. She stopped only when coming across an unexpected body of water, chilling the tops of her paws that halted so abruptly in the cold liquid. Again? Had Ijin made a complete circle?
The wolf raises it's head, staring outward, glancing for familiar surroundings. Instead, she bargained on the sight of yet another wolf. They took a drink, before turning and taking shelter beneath a large tree. The black pelted wolf grew elated, bounding over along the shoreline, making her way around the large tree. She'd make her movements spontaneous and erratic, hoping that the other wolf would see her visible figure dashing over to make a fair warning before coming to approach. She slowed once she stood just where the other lass had been, sniffing at the spot lightly for trails of pack life. Then again, she had no idea what the packs smelled like 'round here, and was left clueless once her nostrils ended flaring. Yellow eyes veered off to the side where she eyed the wolf in her peripheral vision, and then turned her entire torso to face her.

She was lying peacefully, stretching her body over some roots. Now that comfort was taken care of, there were some things to settle in her mind. But before she could even start thinking about it, a strong smell entered her nostrils, head rose up almost instantly. She scanned the surroundings and soon spotted a female figure pacing towards her. Her ears twitched as she lifted her light body, sapphire orbs staring at the black maiden. "Who is she?" The question kept repeating itself with no answer. The wolf didn't look quite alarming but she still didn't let her guard down just yet.But the girl didn't do anything, she stopped a few feet away and said some warm greetings. Few seconds passed, though they seemed like hours. Yukich looked at the wolf with a confused expression and remained silent. She took some time to give a closer look of the slightly older woman. A bit smaller than her but also very skinny. So, there wouldn't be any advantages in the spar itself, still, she was hoping it wouldn't come to that. It would be pointless to start a fuss. Finaly, she sighed and replied with a quiet and calm tone. "Hello." As soon as she said those words, there was silence again. She would wait for the other one to reply, keeping a close eye on her intentions.

A hello was spoken back, and nothing more. Ijin stood there silently, as if waiting for some further invitation that she could close the distance between the two. It would be difficult to carry conversation from where the fellow female lay, and where Ijin stand. Very visibily, did she make it known that she was approaching, arching her legs first before placing it back down onto the cold land and trotting over. All while striding, the black nose that sat atop her snout was smelling more violently, since the scent was easibly accessible from here.
Now that they stand only a few feet away, Ijin relaxed her muscles and showed no hostile matter, wanting to get on the good side of this female. She thought back to Mars again, the first wolf she met, and how he warned her of unfriendly wolves. For the most part, this younger woman did not seem like she was going to lash out, less given reason, but everyone was unpredictable, and Ijin remained wary.

"I'm Ijin. Who might you be?" Her voice was upbeat and light, even adding a bat of her tail for extra measures.

Was it seemingly trying too hard? She did not want to seem as a rump kisser in any way, and thought of toning it down for the next sentence she spoke. But now wasn't the time to worry about her flaws and mistakes. She wanted to learn more of this stranger, and why they were in Doutaini, as well as if they had any knowledge on the so called powers that sprinkled throughout the regions.

As predicted, the gap was filled by the female's voice who called herself Ijin. It was a rather interesting name, at least that's what Yukichi thought. She found it unique. By her actions, it looked like this girl was friendly and no threat. So tention was dropping slowly, which made the entire conversation smoother. The blue-eyed female sighed again but left a small smile on her face. It only lasted for a second or two since she didn't want the wolf to think her guard was left down. Yet, she was intending to introduce hersself, that would be a civil thing to do. Another sigh. "Himi is what I'm called." she finaly replied with a polite eye contact. Her family tradition was to be called by their last name and Yukichi was no different. She was hoping the female understood, though it wouldn't realy matter if that wasn't the case.

Himi. It had a nice sound to it, making the black lass smile even wider. Her paws rose a bit, inching over until her neck was craned like a chicken plucking seed from the ground. It was a rigorous stretch, and flung the black wolf onto her chest accidentally, the breath knocked out of her. How embarrassing! Sheepishly, Ijin stood up, shook her pelt casually and cleared her throat.

"It's a pleasure to know you, Himi." Ijin spoke politely, hoping she wouldn't judge her for her overly curious behavior.

Now that introductions were over, the wolf sat there blank mindedly. What do they do now? Normally the conversation was dragged over with the help of some event, such as a temperature drop or the rich scent of animal. After the brief smelling, neither of which were found, Ijin took it upon herself to get the creativity flowing. Maybe she already knew, or maybe Himi contained powers, but Ijin was taking the shot that the proposed question was one of which she didn't know..

"Are you aware wolves hold powers here?" The question slipped from her lips as if in secret.
How awkward would it be if she did indeed know, and that Ijin appeared to be nothing but an ignorant woman who just found her way into Doutaini. As a way to quickly defend herself of what Himi may just be thinking, the lass blurted gibberish almost.

It was frantic, "I'm new here, I didn't know about it until a few days ago."

Yukichi couldn't help to back away slightly, unfortunatly she wasn't used being this close to someone else. Her so-called "personal bubble" was far bigger than a normal being would own. It made her feel rather uncomfortable when someone leaned near. She was hoping Ijin wouldn't mind since she looked like a pretty curious wolf.Good, the tention was broken, she started speaking. From what Yukichi heard, this woman was new to Doutaini as well which relaxed her. She wasn't the only one who had no information about this place. With a small nod, she showed signs of understandment, informing that she was also a new resident. Just to make sure Ijin recieved her signals correctly, she replied with a dull and quiet tone. "If you mean powers such as... hm... magic? I have heard of no such thing." After that, she closed up into silence. Was this wolf insane? Possibly. There was no such thing as supernatural activites. At least that's what she thought. For a second, she remembered her mothers words that gave her small shivers. "Every world needs a bit of majikku to be beautiful." She sighed. It was unfair to assume this wolf was crazy, maybe she was telling the truth after all.

No? Excitement sparked all throughout the wolf's aging body, and surprisingly the woman leapt to her paws once again, hoping not to startle the wolf by the name of Yukichi. Ijin's pupils grew wide, threatening to possibly overcome the yellow tint. A tooth filled grin spread across those black lips, and like an adolescent all over again, Ijin beamed.

"I hadn't either, until a sir by the name of Lunafer showed me. It was.. more than amazing.. is there a word for that?

She drifted off into her thoughts, thinking back to how breathtaken she was, and how desperately she tried to play it off cool. This was her bursting of all that filled, bundled joy. Hopefully, it was going to overwhelm the stranger. To appear as a civilized wolf yet again, Ijin relaxed her tensing muscles ready to pounce for an odd reason, and nodded her head.

" I've gone to Kuro Pit to witness more magic of such.. it's worth the long walk."

She giggled quietly, seeing how large the wolf's excitement actualy was. But soon after that her face returned in its natural state as she let the woman finish her sentance. But her words weren't exactly useful to Yukichi, specialy when she wasn't even sure to believe them. Doutaini was known to be a little strange place but going as far as talking about magic, she couldn't help to feel torn."Tell me, miss Ijin..." she spoke, this time more seriously. Her posture straightened, making her seem rather intimidating. "What sort of... magic... are we speaking off?" What the girl was talking about could be sorcery, basicly anything. Surprisngly, the topic interested her. She wouldn't imagine herself talking about it but here they were... having an actual conversation if magic was real.

Ijin, sorry i have little time rn because of dance contests. hope i didn't keep you waiting. :c